Meet the Staff
We would like to introduce you to our Long Cross family
Academy Leadership Team
| Karen Sheppard | Principal |
| Fay Brackstone-Bawden | Deputy Principal |
| Rebecca Rollings | Deputy Principal Leading Resource Base |
| Chris Potter | Assistant Principal (Behaviour) & Year 6 Teacher |
| Alison Betts | Assistant Principal (Inclusion) |
| Niamh Mooney | English Lead & Year 6 Teacher |
| Sarah Farrell | Maths Lead & Year 6 Teacher |
| Emma Bamford | EYFS Lead, Phonics Lead & Reception Teacher |
| Alison Lake | EYFS Lead & Nursery Teacher |
| Jodie Johnson | Operations Manager |
| Rachel Barry | SENCO & Year 3 Teacher |
| Alison Gutsell | Pupil & Family Support Lead |
Teaching Staff
| Tom Peters | Resource Base Teacher & Physical Development / GRID Lead |
| Hannah Proud | Resource Base Teacher & Creativity Lead |
| Tom Morris | Resource Base Teacher & Reasoning / Engagement Lead |
| Julia Wilkinson | Resource Base Teacher & Understanding the World Lead (including Science, DT & Computing) |
| Sophie White | Resource Base Teacher & Personal, Social and Emotional Lead |
| Alison Lake | Nursery Teacher & EYFS Lead |
| Fallon Monks | Nursery Teacher |
| Ellie Harding | Nursery Teacher (From January 2023) |
| Emma Bamford | Reception Teacher, EYFS & Phonics Lead |
| Amy Rawlings | Reception Teacher |
| Amy Vaughan | Class Teacher - Year 1 & RE Lead |
| Sarah Jukes | Class Teacher - Year 1 & DT Lead |
| Sarah Page | Class Teacher - Year 1 & Reading Recovery |
| Kate Smith | Class Teacher - Year 2 & Change Maker Team |
| Alicja Mackiewicz | Class Teacher - Year 2 & Science Lead |
| Natalie Hutchinson | Class Teacher - Year 2 |
| Maddie Sherlock | Class Teacher - Year 3 |
| Rachel Barry | Class Teacher - Year 3 & SENDCO |
| Laura East | Class Teacher - Year 3 & Change Maker Team |
| Niamh Mooney | Class Teacher - Year 4 & English Lead |
| Ella Payne | Class Teacher - Year 4 |
| Maria Abbott |
Class Teacher - Year 4 & Art / Design Lead |
| Amy Greenman-Sparrow | Class Teacher - Year 5 & Geography Lead |
| Tina Pang | Class Teacher - Year 5 & DT Lead |
| Ali Weeks | Class Teacher - Year 6 (Maternity Leave from October 2022) |
| Lisa Blythe | Class Teacher - Year 6 & MFL Lead |
| Chris Potter | Class Teacher - Year 6, Assistant Principal, PE & Computing Lead |
| Niamh Mooney | Class Teacher - Year 6 & English Lead |
| Sarah Farrell | Class Teacher - Year 6 & Maths Lead |
| Jill Thomas | PPA Cover Teacher & Music Lead |
Academy Support Staff
| Jodie Johnson | Operations Manager |
| Kimberley Collins | Receptionist Administrator |
| Marc Walch | Site Manager |
| Mark Barrow | Site Facilities Assistant |
| Cerys Briggs | 2yr old Provision Lead |
| Leah Laity | 2yr old Provision Practitioner |
| Ellice Gradwell | 2yr old Provision Practitioner |
| Helen Upton | 2yr old Provision Practioner |
| Jayne Kodola | Teaching Assistant Nursery (HLTA) |
| Terri McGill | Teaching Assistant Nursery |
| Kayleigh Slavern | Teaching Assistant Nursery (Maternity Leave) |
| Ali Henley | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Anna Blanchard | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Steph Weeks | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Helen Dore | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Gemma Caswell | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Michelle Gillett | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Deb Peters | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Tasha Monks | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Sharon Prosper | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Cher Jones | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Becky Brunsdon | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Hattie Devereaux | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Lydia Wright | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Carla Varlow | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Becky Belgium | Teaching Assistant - Resource Base |
| Emma Morne | Teaching Assistant - Reception |
| Mollie Dunn | Teaching Assistant - Reception |
| Deborah Sutherland | Teaching Assistant - Reception |
| Claire Browne | Teaching Assistant - Year One |
| Julie Keeler | Teaching Assisant - Year One |
| Jan Randall | Teaching Assistant - Year Two |
| Kelsey Cox | Teaching Assistant - Year Two |
| Deb Stagg | Teaching Assistant - Year Three |
| Pauline Warbutton | Teaching Assistant - Year Three |
| Myli Shepherd | Teaching Assistant - Year Four |
| Simona Broddle | Teaching Assistant - Year Four |
| Marcia Shepherd | Teaching Assistant - Year Five |
| Michelle Bubb | Teaching Assistant - Year Six |
| Michelle Mounsdon | Stepping Stone Room |
| Ella Sedgeman | Stepping Stone Room |
| Karen Mohammed | Stepping Stone Room |